Outside our local store "The Warehouse" there were some workmen seemingly adding additions to the signage on the front, not sure what they were adding as I couldn't get close enough to see.
In the top photo there was another customer walking in next to me, he was carrying a reusable bag which are popular here ever since plastic carry bags were banned over 5 years ago. I remember when the Labour government back then banned them and you would've thought it was World War 3 the way people behaved about it, not everyone was happy. Now, very few people like plastic here.
With Waitangi Day here tomorrow, people are getting ready to congregate at Paihia in the far north. I've never attended one of these events but it is an important day for people to recognize the signing of the treaty between Maori chiefs and Pakeha (white people) nearly 200 years ago, although alot of racist people would rather assume it never happened.
Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.
15 comments:
...I hope that they got the letters up in the proper order.
That's nice and colourful.
had that plastic bag conversation with someone just a couple of days ago. they questioned the resources that go into the paper bags available in produce departments but at least the paper is not an environmental contaminant when discarded.
Change is always resisted. Glad that wisdom prevailed.
I use reusable bags all the time but there are still a lot of people who don't.
Change is resisted. Glad that over a period of time people have realised that this change was for the better!
Yes, we are seeing these changes here too. I mean, more and more shops that have been around for decades are disappearing. A florist, a bakery... the chemist's is currently moving. It's kind of scary to see the empty shop windows as you walk past.
It's very rare that I've used a plastic bag. I've always carried a linen bag for at least 40 years.
It’s interesting to see how everyday scenes, from changing store signs and reusable bags to preparations for Waitangi Day, reflect how communities evolve while still grappling with history and differing perspectives.
Everytime I see the Warehouse that ditty comes to mind. All the greek family know it and remember, and hope to shop there again one day.
The Warehouse
The Warehouse
Where every gets a bargain.
Hope Waitangi Day celebrations are peaceful. Would love to attend one day too
Plastic bags haven’t been used here for many years!
I think our plastic bag experiment was a failure. Even with the stores providing heavy plastic bags for 10 cents each, there is still way too much plastic waste. So we've gone full circle, with the stores mandated to use paper, just like the old days. The only difference being that customers pay 10 cents for a paper bag that used to be free!
Nice catch.
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In Finland they raised prize of plastic packs. Most uses other than those but they´re still available.
Lots of people here in the USA are all upset about Columbus Day being co-opted by Native American Day, even though Columbus never set foot in what is now the USA and was a brutal slaver to boot.
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